The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-17

FINANCIAL-Money is easy.
Domestic Erchdllqe-EaSy. Banks and bank
ers are buying sight drafts at II per cent dis
count, and selling at par011s per cent premium.
Foreign Erchange--The market is barely
steady. Commercial demand, "a 50; sixty days,
SiS04; ninety days "a 20 francs. Paris aud
Havre. commercial, sixty days. S. ia; Swiss,
s. 1874; marks. ninety days, 944.
SEcURIIIEs-The market is steady, with some
demand for both bonds and stocks.
STOCKS AND BoNDS-CuH BOHdS-Atlanta D
per cent long date. 10S bid, 40 asked; Atlanta
per cent 1lS bid, II! asked Augusta Z per
cent long date, 107 bid 40 asked; Augusta 6s
long date, 1903 bid. 40 asked: Columbus per
cent, 1C0 bid, 105 asked; Macon per cent,
III bid, 1i2 asked; new Savannah per cent.
January coupons, 1914 bid, 1O2 asked; new
Savannah 5 per cent, February coupons, lOl
State Bonds-Georgia new 6s, 1859, 101 bid,
1902 asked; Georgia new 41Ss, 1o51s bid, 10614
asked; Georgia per cent gold, quarterly cou-
pons, 10334 bid, 105 asked; Georgia per cent
coupons January and July, maturity 1896, 100
bid, l21 asked.
Railroad Sfocks-Central common, 1884 bid
1884 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1872 bid, 1913 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1885 bid, 1856 asked: Southwestern z per
cent guaranteed, 12516 bid, 1854 asked; Cen
trail per cent certificates, l0l bid, 10l34 asked :;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 105 bid,
l07 asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent
certificates, 103 bid, 104 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage o
ll2 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated Z per cent, coupons January
and July, maturity 1897, III bid, liz asked !;
Central consolidated mortgage per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1898
ITO bid, 110N asked; Georgia railroad 6s, 1897,
lO6 bid, 1903 asked; Mobile and Girard second
mortgage indorsed per cent, coupons January
and July, maturity 1899, 1O4 bid, 105 asked;
Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage . per
cent, indorsed by Central railroad, 1918 bid,
1885 asked; Marietta and North Georgia first
AZ
asked Charlotte Columbia and Augusta first
mortgage, 100 bid. III asked; Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta second mortgage, ITO
asked: Western Alabama second mortgage IN
dorsed s per cent, 106 bid, 107 asked; South
Georgia and Florida Endorsed, 11S bid, 40
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage, ia bid, 116 asked; Augusta and
I12 asked; Gainesville, jefferson and South
ern first mortgage guaranteed, lis bid, 11619
asked; Gainesville jefferson and Southern not
guaranteed, 11S asked; Ocean Steamship
per cent bonds, guaranteed by Central
railroad 1881 bid, 103A asked; Gainesville
Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, 1l3 asked; Columbus ana
trail railroad, 106 bid, 107 asked; Columbus
and Western per cent guaranteed. 1O9 bid,
40 asked; City and Suburban railway first mort
gage per cent, 107 bid. fOS asked.
BdIlE StocLs-Nominal Southern Bank OF
the State of Georgia. 1893 bid, 2O2 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1G0 bid, 155 asked; Sao
Vannah Bank and Trust Company, 70 Dlu. 20
asked; National Bank of Savannah 10 bd,
12l asked Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Com
pany, 107 bid. 1903 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, ex-
dividend, 20 bid, 2)16 asked; Mutual Gas Llgnt
stock. 20 bid, % asked
BAcoN--Market firmer; demand good:
smoked clear rib sides, Sl5c; shoulders, 6?Sc;
dry sailed clear rib sides, sL5c long clear, nc;
shoulders, none; hams, 13c.
BAGGNG AND TIEs-Market steady. We
quote: Bagging-2A IBIS, SQs14c; lbs, ESQ
nc; ~ tbs, 701714c. according to brand and
quantity. Iron t,es-Arrow and other brands,
none; nominal, 81 % per bundle, according 10
brand and quantity Begging and ties In retain
lots fraction higher
BUrTER-Market steady; choice Goshen, zoe;
gilt edge, 22G25c; creamery, 25@2oc.
CABBAGE Northern, 11Gl12c.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. we
quote 1l014c.
CoFFEE-The market is dull. We quote:
Ordinary, 1870; fair, 1870; good, @Oc; choice
2lc; peaberry 23c. ~
Dried FRUIT-Apples, evaporated, 1l3c;
peeled, nc. Peaches, peeled. zoe; unpeeled
501c. Currants. &c. Citron, 25c
Dry GooDs-The market is firm; business far
We quote Prints, 40lGc: Georgia brown shirt
ing, 4, NC; rs do. SIC: a brown sheet
ing, 616c; white osnaburgs, sl6G5l0c; checks,
640Ic; yarns SIC for best makes; brown drli-
ings, 7@115c.
FIsH~Light demand on account of high
prices. We quote full weights: Mackerel--No